United States v. Sharpe

In United States v. Sharpe, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to adopt a court of appeals bright line rule that detentions lasting longer than 20 minutes were unreasonable.

· Do you feel that 20 minutes is too long, not long enough, or just about right to serve as an upper boundary? Why?

· What factors should be used in assessing each stop for a length of time with regard to reasonableness?

· How did you determine these factors?

Cite support for your answers based on legal rules, concepts or case law.

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